"and 574th Naval Missile Aviation Regiments. The 574th Regiment was based at Lakhta air base (Katunino), until disbanded in 2002. On 12 August, 2000, the ""Kursk"" submarine disaster gained international attention when the ""Kursk"" of the Northern Fleet perished in a torpedo accident during exercises in the Barents Sea near Murmansk Oblast, resulting in the deaths of 118 sailors. The Northern Fleet includes about two-thirds of all the Russian Navy's nuclear-powered ships. The flagship ""Pyotr Velikiy"" is named after ""Peter the Great"". The Fleet staged a series of major Barents Sea exercises in January 2004 involving thirteen ships and seven"
"to raise the hull, using newly developed lifting technologies to recover all but the bow, including the remains of 115 sailors, who were buried in Russia. More than two years after the sinking, the Russian government completed a 133-volume, top-secret investigation of the disaster, releasing only a four-page summary through ""Rossiyskaya Gazeta"", that revealed ""stunning breaches of discipline, shoddy, obsolete and poorly maintained equipment,"" and ""negligence, incompetence, and mismanagement"", stating that the rescue operation was unjustifiably delayed, and concluding that the Russian Navy was completely unprepared to respond to the disaster. On the morning of 12 August 2000, ""Kursk"" was"
"torpedo to detonate internally, and the loss of the Russian ""Kursk"" on 12 August 2000 probably due to a torpedo explosion. An example of the latter was the incident between the Russian ""K-276"" and the in February 1992. Since the year 2000 there have been 9 major naval incidents involving submarines. There were three Russian submarine incidents, in two of which the submarines in question were lost, along with three United States submarine incidents, one Chinese incident, one Canadian, and one Australian incident. In August 2005, the Russian PRIZ, an AS-28 rescue submarine was trapped by cables and/or nets off"
"instead. Unconfirmed reports say that the missiles were removed in 2000, to provide more aircraft hangar space. It is currently in service with the Russian Northern Fleet on the s ""Admiral Nakhimov"" and ""Pyotr Velikyi"", and with the Russian Northern and Pacific fleets as part of the armoury for the cruise missile submarines. The ""Kursk"" carried 24 missiles when it sank following a torpedo explosion during an exercise on 12 August 2000. The Russian navy was extremely concerned about possible NATO attempts to recover a missile and guarded the site of the wreck throughout the recovery effort. The missiles were"
"was transferred to the Russian Navy. ""Karelia"" underwent modernisation at Zvezdochka shipyard in northern Russia between 2004 and 2009. The submarine had 100 new components added which included the TVR-671RM rocket torpedo system and the RSM-54 Sineva SLBMs. Other upgrades included noise reduction, better vessel-tracking capabilities and improved survivability. The submarine has fired over 14 missiles and has traveled more than . In April 2000, Vladimir Putin, then the Acting President of Russia, spent the night in the submarine at a depth of over 50 metres, and oversaw the Northern Fleet exercises. Officers demonstrated to Putin how ballistic missiles were"
"explosion in the forward torpedo room. Private media and state-owned Russian newspapers criticised the navy's refusal to accept international assistance. Five days after the accident on 17 August 2000, President Putin accepted the British and Norwegian governments' offer of assistance. Six teams of British and Norwegian divers arrived on Friday, 18 August. The Russian 328th Expeditionary rescue squad, part of the Navy's office of Search and Rescue, also provided divers. On 19 August at 20:00, the Norwegian ship ""Normand Pioneer"" arrived with the British rescue submarine ""LR5"" on board, seven days after the disaster. On Sunday 20 August, the Norwegians"
"at about 2000–2500 m depth in the Arctic in 2012. NATO reporting name for this submarine is NORSUB-5. Laid down in 1988, it was launched only in August 2003 due to financial problems that Russian military experienced in 1990s. Losharik is designated for research, rescue and special military operations. The nickname was hinted at by the multi-spherical hull construction and was taken from a Russian cartoon character , a toy horse consisting of small spheres – the name ""losharik"" is a portmanteau of (""loshad'"") – horse and (""sharik"") – small sphere. Russian submarine Losharik Losharik () is the nickname of"
"cut by a British remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The submarine surfaced at 4:26 p.m. local time on Sunday and all seven crewmen exited the vessel without assistance. The Russian Navy requested assistance after at least 24 hours, much faster than their response when the ""Kursk"" sank on August 12, 2000. It was suggested that the Russians may have called for help so quickly this time as they were on a recent exercise with NATO forces for just such an eventuality. Immediate support was offered by the Royal Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the United States Navy. The United Kingdom"
"tour of the North Atlantic. ""Toledo"" and were observing Russian naval exercises in August 2000. There, the Russian cruise missile submarine ""Kursk"" suffered a catastrophic incident and sunk. Russian Navy officials initially made numerous claims that the sinking of ""Kursk"" was caused by a collision with one of the US submarines, even though evidence clearly disapproved such a theory; the underwater seismic signals recorded matched that of an explosion and not a collision with another vessel, and the US submarines were fully operational after the incident (furthermore the ""Toledo"" would have been severely damaged or sunk by a hypothetical collision,"
"the Barents Sea the submarine responded to a distress call and rescued two fisherman when their boat began sinking off the coast of the Kola Peninsula, reported to be somewhere between Liinakhamari and Teriberka. A spokesperson for the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet said the rescue was accomplished despite adverse weather conditions. Russian submarine Daniil Moskovsky (B-414) B-414 Daniil Moskovsky is a Project 671RTM ""Schuka"" (NATO: Victor III) attack submarine of the Russian Northern Fleet. The submarine was laid down in 1989, launched and commissioned in 1990. It was known as K-414 before renaming in 1992. In 1994 B-414 took part"
"1940s, were not air-tight, and were no better maintained than the submarine's hull. On 28 August 2003, ""K-159"" and her pontoons were manned by ten Russian sailors and taken under tow to Polyarny. That crew kept the pontoons pressurized and the submarine hull pumped out, but during the early morning hours of 30 August they encountered a squall that ripped away one of the pontoons. ""K-159"" did not sink immediately, but was clearly in distress. Northern Fleet was notified at 0120, and Admiral Suchkov arrived at headquarters 20 minutes later. By 0300 the wreck had sunk in the Barents Sea,"
"Gennady Lyachin Captain First Rank Gennady Petrovich Lyachin (, (1 January 1955–12 August 2000) was the commanding officer of the Russian submarine ""Kursk"" when the vessel suffered a series of explosions and sank on 12 August 2000. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation to Lyachin posthumously ""For courage and heroism, during performance of sailor's duties"". Lyachin was born in Sarpinsky in Volgograd Oblast. He entered the Navy in 1972 and graduated from the Higher Naval School of Submarine Navigation named for Lenin Komsomol in 1977 and was commissioned as an"
"August 12, 2000, a dummy torpedo aboard the submarine accidentally exploded and the submarine sank. Most of the crew died during the explosion, but 28 crew men remained alive for at least six hours afterward. Unfortunately, the rescuers were hampered by the slow and secretive military and government response. It was a week before they could get to the submarine site and then bad weather further slowed the recovery. By that time, the surviving crew had perished. Spassky was a consultant in the rescue effort and some perceived that he was responsible for the ineffective actions of the military in"
"the submarine was built, a large granite slab was erected on the sand dunes. It is engraved, ""This sorrowful stone is set in memory of the crew of the nuclear submarine ""Kursk"", who tragically died on 12 August 2000, while on military duty."" Other memorials were built in Moscow, Sevastopol, Nizhny Novgorod, and Severomorsk. A memorial was erected in Serafimovskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg, where 32 of the sailors were buried. The city of Kursk, for which the vessel was named, erected a memorial made from fragments of its hull. On 17 March 2009, journalist Tatyana Abramova from the newspaper"
"on 15 December 1974 made a record dive to a depth of . In 1977 it was used in the search for a Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft that crashed and sank off the Caucasus at a depth of . In 1984 the ship was laid up for transfer to the Russian Academy of Sciences. However, the transfer was cancelled, and she was thoroughly looted, and had to be completely refitted before returning to Naval service. In 1999 she was re-designated from ""salvage ship"" to ""rescue ship"". In October 2009 she received a British-built submarine rescue submersible ""Pantera Plus"", capable of operating"
"two years after the disaster. Many who wanted to sustain negative relations between Russia and the West supported this scenario. During the exercise, the Russians required each of their submarines to stay within a specified area. This was designed to eliminate the possibility of a collision and to allow surface ships to detect the presence of a Western spy sub. On 29 or 30 August 2000, an official government commission tasked with investigating the disaster announced that the likely cause of the sinking was a ""strong 'dynamic external impact' corresponding with the 'first event'"", probably a collision with a foreign"
"Russian submarine Severstal (TK-20) The TK-20 Severstal () is a Typhoon-class submarine of the Russian Navy. The TK-20 was Commissioned into the Northern Fleet on the 19 December 1989. It was Decommissioned in 2004, and is still in reserve The 2001 documentary ""Mission Invisible"" about the Russian submarine ""Severstal"" was produced by Corona Films for Discovery Channel with the participation of ZED, France 5, ZDF, RTBF, TV5 Monde and the Scottish Screen Fund. Besides their missile armament, the Typhoon class features six torpedo tubes; all of which are designed to handle RPK-2 (SS-N-15) missiles or Type 53 torpedoes. A Typhoon-class"
"the coast of Finland in 2000, but the group had waited until 2012 before publishing their find. The ship is lying in three pieces, all upside-down, at a depth of about . Although the wreck was severely damaged during the sinking and is now covered in silt, a number of details such as a large wooden emblem of the Russian double-headed eagle are still intact. One of the eight-inch turrets is resting on the seafloor next to the bow section. On 6 September 2013, Helsingin Sanomat reported that the previously largely untouched wreck of ""Pallada"" had been looted. Russian cruiser"
"were all decommissioned by the mid-1990s. On 23 October 2002, a nuclear submarine caught fire during dismantlement at Sevmorput; according to the Bellona Foundation, this was probably the Echo II ""K-22"". Fortunately, the reactor compartment had already been removed, and there was no danger of radioactive contamination. On 4 June 2010, Voice of Russia reported that ""K-222"", the sole member of the Papa class, had been scrapped at Severodvinsk. As a result of the SALT I and START I/II treaties, 33 of the 34 boats of the Yankee class have been decommissioned. ""K-219"" was lost on 6 October 1986 after"
"Russian submarine Dmitriy Donskoi (TK-208) ""Dmitriy Donskoy"" (TK-208) () is a Russian Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine, designated Project 941 ""Akula"" class (NATO reporting name ""Typhoon""). With the decommissioning and scrapping of its Typhoon sister boats (TK-202, TK-13, Simbirsk, Arkhangelsk, Severstal, and TK-210), it is the largest submarine in the world in active service. Hull number TK-208 was the lead vessel of the Soviet third generation Project 941 ""Akula"" class (NATO reporting name ""Typhoon"") of ballistic missile submarines. it was laid down at the Sevmash shipyard, Tsekh No. 55, in Severodvinsk on 30 June 1976 and launched in September 1980."
"Russian submarine Dmitriy Donskoi (TK-208) ""Dmitriy Donskoy"" (TK-208) () is a Russian Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine, designated Project 941 ""Akula"" class (NATO reporting name ""Typhoon""). With the decommissioning and scrapping of its Typhoon sister boats (TK-202, TK-13, Simbirsk, Arkhangelsk, Severstal, and TK-210), it is the largest submarine in the world in active service. Hull number TK-208 was the lead vessel of the Soviet third generation Project 941 ""Akula"" class (NATO reporting name ""Typhoon"") of ballistic missile submarines. it was laid down at the Sevmash shipyard, Tsekh No. 55, in Severodvinsk on 30 June 1976 and launched in September 1980."
"central section containing 16 silos for ballistic missiles was removed to create space for the installation of scientific-experimental equipment, cabins for scientists and a rest room for the regular crew. As of 2008 the ship was still moored in Zvezdochka shipyard awaiting completion. The submarine was relaunched after repairs in August 2015. Following the completion of repairs it is believed that the submarine was converted to serve as carrier of mini submarine(s) (e.g., ""Losharik"" deep-diving nuclear powered mini-submarine). Sea trials started in the White Sea in October 2016 and the submarine was handed over to the Russian Navy in December"
"the Russian Black Sea Fleet. On 19 September of the same year at the initiative of ""Alrosa"" and a number of veterans of the Navy signed an agreement on patronage over the boat stock company ""Alrosa"". From August 1998 to April 1999 the vessel was held in Sevastopol for repairs. In January 2004, given the name of the B-871 ""Alrosa"". On August 2008 took part in fights off the Abkhazian coast and landed to Suhumi shore on pier. On 5 August 2009, the submarine conducted deep tests after dock repairs. In the tests, the boat sank to the working depth"
"additional vessel (hull number TK-210) was cancelled and never completed. Only the first of these submarines to be constructed, ""Dmitriy Donskoy"", is still in active service with the Russian Navy, serving as a test platform for the Bulava (SS-NX-32) missile. ""Arkhangelsk"" (TK-17) and ""Severstal"" (TK-20) remain in reserve, not currently active with the Russian fleet. All the R-39 missiles have been retired. The Typhoons have been replaced by the Borei class since 2010-2011. In late December 2008, a senior Navy official announced that the two Typhoon-class submarines, TK-17 ""Arkhangelsk"" and TK-20 ""Severstal"", that are in reserve would not be rearmed"
"immobilized in a Northern Fleet shipyard, awaiting funding for major repairs, which were halted when they were only 20% complete. The overhaul was completed in July 1998, and the ship returned to active service in the Northern fleet on 3 November 1998. ""Admiral Kuznetsov"" remained in port for two years before preparing for another Mediterranean deployment scheduled for the winter of 2000–2001. This deployment was cancelled due to the explosion and sinking of the nuclear-powered submarine ""Kursk"". ""Admiral Kuznetsov"" participated in the ""Kursk"" rescue and salvage operations in late 2000. Plans for further operations were postponed or cancelled. In late"
"decision to reject the St. Petersburg class was confirmed in February 2012 by Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, who stated, ""The Russian Navy does not need the St. Petersburg in its current form."" ""Sankt Peterburg"" would remain an experimental prototype. Saint Petersburg successfully carried a missile launch in accordance with the combat training schedule in the Barents Sea. The cruise missile was launched from an underwater position at a naval target on 17 November 2016. Tests were successfully finished in December 2018. Russian submarine Sankt Peterburg (B-585) B-585 ""Sankt Peterburg"" (; named after Saint Petersburg) is the lead boat"
"of her sister ships later received names, but the ""TК-202"" and the ""TК-13"" continued to be called by their hull numbers alone. ТК stands for тяжелая крейсерская (""tyazholaya kreyserskaya""), meaning heavy cruiser. The 14-year-old submarine was deactivated in 1997, and was laid up from July 1999 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk awaiting decommissioning. With funding from the Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction programme the defueling of her reactors started in June 2002 at the Zvezdochka shipyard. It is currently undergoing scrapping. Soviet submarine TK-202 ТК-202 was a ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy, formerly having served in the Soviet"
"bodies, but the Russian Navy could not agree on a contract with a foreign company, and the families of those who died on the submarine protested that they did not want additional lives put at risk to bring up the dead. On 22 August, President Putin issued an executive order declaring 23 August a day of mourning. On Monday 14 August, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov stated the accident had been caused by a serious collision with a NATO submarine, although he gave no evidence to support his statement. Senior commanders of the Russian Navy repeated this story for more than"
"to Ukraine. But in mid-May the submarine was scheduled to be returned to Ukraine, where it was likely to become a museum piece. A part of the Ukrainian Navy was then returned to Ukraine but Russia suspended this agreement before returning submarine ""Zaporizhzhia"" because/after Ukraine did not renew its unilaterally declared ceasefire on 1 July 2014 in the War in Donbass. Hence ""Zaporizhzhia"" was not returned to Ukraine. From September to November 1970, submarine was at sea for 20 days, 422 hours (236 submerged, 186 surfaced). The vessel traveled while surfaced and while submerged. The submarine completed 15 submerges, and"
"damages. At 3:06 AM on February 15, 2009 the ship sank. The warship fired 500 rounds at the cargo vessel, sinking it in Russian waters near the eastern port city of Vladivostok. The RIA Novosti said crew members attempted to escape in two life-rafts after their ship was sinking. Only half of them were rescued by a Russian vessel. According to Xinhua News Agency, 7 sailors were still missing and only 3 were rescued. On Feb 20, 2009 the official Xinhua news agency reported that China's foreign ministry's Zhang Xiyun, director-general for the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs, said ""the"
"Russian submarine Pskov (K-336) Russian submarine ""K-336 Pskov"" ) is a attack submarine of the Russian Navy. She is named after the Russian city Pskov. This ship, originally named ""Okun"" (Perch), was laid down as the last Sierra II-class submarine in 1990 at the Krasnoye Soromovo factory in Nizhny Novgorod. After the hull was launched in 1992, it was towed to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk for completion and sea trials. The boat was commissioned in 1993, serving in the Russian Northern Fleet, based in Ara Bay, Vidyaevo. It was commanded by Captain 1st Rank Andrei Sapelkin, alongside Captain Lieutenant"
"Germans was then known as ""Schlangen Insel"" (Snake Island), off Sulina. ""Leytenant Zatsarenni"" was rediscovered in July 2007 by Russian divers. Russian destroyer Leytenant Zatsarenni Leytenant Zatsarenni () was an Imperial Russian Navy destroyer of the four-strong ""Leitenant Shestakov"" class (named after Ivan Shestakov (1820–1888)). ""Leytenant Zatsarenni"" herself was named after a torpedo boat captain who had distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. She was sunk on 30 June 1917, when she ran onto a German naval mine that had been laid only days before by the Ottoman Navy light cruiser ""Midilli"" (formerly the Imperial German Navy′s )."
"February 1999. The boat's keel was laid on 23 February 1981, it was launched on 7 March 1984 and was commissioned on 28 December 1984 into the Soviet Navy. The submarine was the test bed for the R-29RM submarine launched ballistic missile during 1985–1986. Between 2–29 September, it became the first submarine of the class to cruise to the Arctic Ocean while carrying missiles. After the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991, the boat was transferred to the Russian Navy. It underwent modernization twice, first in 1999, and then between 2010 and 2012. It re-entered service in December 2012 after the"